idea that the believing christians, before all the cat alist ims start, will simply be lifted up into heaven out of harm's way. >> reporter: so doomsday need not be a bad thing. >> nuclear war, terrific, we're close. societal collapse, no problems, i will be gone. >> reporter: have you made any plans for the 21st? >> i did. >> reporter: have you may any plans for the 22nd? >> i have not. >> reporter: let's say the world is ending friday. you want to take stock. and spend like there's no tomorrow. >> osgood: here's a look at the week ahead on our sunday morning calendar. the u.s. postal service says monday will be the busiest mailing day of the year for holiday cards and packages. on wednesday, time magazine reveals its person of the year. thursday is the day the brother of jailed financier bernard madoff is sentenced, peter madoff has agreed to a plea bargain to spend the next decade behind bars. friday brings the winter solstice. saturday is expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year. seasons greetings. carolyn mccarthy is a suburban new yorker whose husband was killed and her son